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Tag: speaking

  • The PASS Data Community Summit 2024 Call for Speakers

    The PASS Data Community Summit call for speakers and volunteers is open. You have until April 10 to submit something, and you can do that here: Data Community Summit CFS.

    I have tended to submit every other year, though I did put in one session last year, which was rejected. See, it happens to everyone and it’s no big deal. The volunteers didn’t like my session and didn’t choose it.

    I submitted a couple of sessions this week, and you should as well. If you’ve every presented at a user group, SQL Saturday, or even to your team internally, take a chance. Write an abstract and send it in. If you need help, the Speakers Library here has resources for you: https://www.newstarsofdata.com/speaker-improvement/

    This is a great chance to start growing your brand and improving your career.

    Take a chance and submit today

  • Atlanta for Two Days

    Today is the first Redgate Summit of 2024 in Atlanta. I flew to town yesterday,

    There is a packed schedule, which is mostly repeated at our other events coming up in the next few months. I’m especially busy, somehow getting roped into 5 sessions. Fortunately a few are panels, so it hasn’t been too much prep or rehearsal.

    I’ve rarely been to Atlanta in my life. We had a SQL in the City here a few years back, but otherwise, I haven’t traveled to the city. My wife used to come here often, but this is only my second trip.

    Last night was meeting a few speakers and networking. Tonight, I’m likely to lay low as it’s going to be a long day. The Hawks are out of town, so I’m likely to get a quiet dinner and decompress before an early flight tomorrow.

    Hopefully I’ll get to town at some point in the future and spend more time wandering around.

  • Come to a Redgate Summit in 2024

    This week is the first Redgate Summit of 2024. It’s Wednesday, in Atlanta and you can register and join me if you’re in the area.

    These are full day conferences, with multiple tracks, similar to the SQL in the City conferences we used to run. With our move to supporting database professionals on any platform, anywhere, we’ve rebranded these as Redgate Summits. Come join me at one of the following dates, if you are anywhere in the area:

    I’m not sure if we’ll be doing Redgate Summits in AUS this year, but I’ll be in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne in May.

    The Atlanta schedule is packed, with especially for Grant and me, but we’ve got engineers, Friends of Redgate, and other experts coming. We’ve got some AI experts as well, and with three tracks, there will be plenty for you to learn. Ask us questions, get inspired, find out how you can better build and manage database software.

    Hopefully I’ll see you are one of these events this year.

    Now, back to holiday today for me, as I’m coaching the final day of Colorado Crossroads for my 13s team, as well as helping with an 18s team.

  • The Redgate Summit in Atlanta

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    Navigating the Database Landscape is the headline of our Redgate Summit in Atlanta on Mar 13. I’m doing the Keynote with Grant Fritchey and Kathi Kellenberger with this title, and we’re also presenting a few other sessions.

    We’ve partnered with Octopus Deploy and a number of community experts to bring you thought leaderships, panels, product demos, and more. It’s a packed schedule with three tracks, great good, and some inspiring conversations.

    I hope you can join me if you’re in the area that week. Register today for Atlanta.

    We also have Summits coming to these cities: